NIFT B.design (CAT + GAT) Mock Test Papers - 1
NIFT B.design (CAT + GAT) Mock Test Papers - 1
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B.Design
The selection process comprises a written examination comprising of a Creative Ability Test (CAT)
and General Ability Test (GAT), followed by a situation test to be undertaken by shortlisted
candidates of the written examination.
Test weightage
Paper Pattern
Quantitative Ability 20
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Communication Ability 25
English comprehension 25
Analytical Ability 15
General Knowledge & Current Affairs 15
Total 100
Exam Timings
Observation power
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An appreciation of form, color and shape
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Verbal as well as non-verbal communication skills
Innovative ways to look at and describe objects and environment
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Imaginative expression.
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Question 1
Draw a poster promoting ‘NO ALCOHOL’ in national capital of India. Explain your concept in the
space given below.
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Question 2:
Represent a human expression expressed, when you see the following in a sanctuary.
Gir lion, Indian peacock, wild ass, rhinoceros
Use the following area
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Question 3:
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GENERAL ABILITY TEST
TEST PAPER 1
BACHELOR OF DESIGN
Quantitative ability
Communication ability
English comprehension
Analytical ability
General knowledge and current affairs
QUANTITATIVE ABILITY
(20 QUESTIONS)
Direction 01-20
1. Find the ratio in which rice at Rs. 7.20 a kg be mixed with rice at Rs. 5.70 a kg to produce a
mixture worth Rs. 6.30 a kg.
A. 1: 3 B. 2: 3
C. 3: 4 D. 4: 5
2. What is the least number of squares tiles required to pave the floor of a room 15 m 17 cm long
and 9 m 2 cm broad?
A. 814 B. 820
C. 840 D. 844
3. In Arun's opinion, his weight is greater than 65 kg but less than 72 kg. His brother does not
agree with Arun and he thinks that Arun's weight is greater than 60 kg but less than 70 kg. His
mother's view is that his weight cannot be greater than 68 kg. If all of them are correct in
their estimation, what is the average of different probable weights of Arun?
A. 67 kg. B. 68 kg.
4. 1
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The banker's gain on a certain sum due 1 years hence is of the banker's
2 25
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discount. The rate percent is:
1 1
A. 5 % B. 9 %
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1 1
C. 8 % D. 6 %
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5. A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in 1 hours. If the
speed of the stream be 3 kmph, what is the speed of the boat in still water?
A. 12 kmph B. 13 kmph
C. 14 kmph D. 15 kmph
6. On 8th Feb, 2005 it was Tuesday. What was the day of the week on 8th Feb, 2004?
A. Tuesday B. Monday
C. Sunday D. Wednesday
7. If 7 spiders make 7 webs in 7 days, then 1 spider will make 1 web in how many days?
7
A. 1 B.
2
C. 7 D. 49
8. At 3:40, the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock form an angle of:
A. 120° B. 125°
C. 130° D. 135°
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9. The effective annual rate of interest corresponding to a nominal rate of 6% per annum payable
half-yearly is:
A. 6.06% B. 6.07%
C. 6.08% D. 6.09%
C. 47.932 D. 47.95
11. 1 1 1
The value of + + is:
log3 60 log4 60 log5 60
A. 0 B. 1
C. 5 D. 60
C. 3 D. 5
14. A and B started a business in partnership investing Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 15,000 respectively.
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After six months, C joined them with Rs. 20,000. What will be B's share in total profit of Rs.
25,000 earned at the end of 2 years from the starting of the business?
A. Rs. 7500 B. Rs. 9000
15. In an election between two candidates, one got 55% of the total valid votes, 20% of the votes
were invalid. If the total number of votes was 7500, the number of valid votes that the other
candidate got, was:
A. 2700 B. 2900
C. 3000 D. 3100
16. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'DETAIL' be arranged in such a way
that the vowels occupy only the odd positions?
A. 32 B. 48
C. 36 D. 60
17. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 minutes and 20 minutes respectively. Both the pipes
are opened together but after 4 minutes, pipe A is turned off. What is the total time required
to fill the tank?
A. 10 min. 20 sec. B. 11 min. 45 sec.
18. Two dice are tossed. The probability that the total score is a prime number is:
1 5
A. B.
6 12
1 7
C. D.
2 9
19. Sachin is younger than Rahul by 7 years. If their ages are in the respective ratio of 7 : 9, how
old is Sachin?
A. 16 years B. 18 years
20. The least multiple of 7, which leaves a remainder of 4, when divided by 6, 9, 15 and 18 is:
A. 74 B. 94
C. 184 D. 364
COMMUNICATION ABILITY
(25 QUESTIONS)
Direction 21-45
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In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given
words.
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21. AWARE
A. Uncertain B. Ignorant
C. Sure D. Doubtful
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22. HIRSUTE
A. Scaly B. Bald
C. Erudite D. Quiet
From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in
Passive/Active voice.
In each question, an incomplete statement (Stem) followed by fillers is given. Pick out
the best one which can complete incomplete stem correctly and meaningfully.
26. Practically, very little work could be completed in the last week as it was ......
A. full of working days B. a very hectic week
C. full of holidays D. a very busy week
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In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and
underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of
idiom/phrase.
28. Sobhraj could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in a advance.
A. Toppled over B. Bribed
C. Given advance information D. Threatened
29. I met him after a long time, but he gave me the cold shoulder.
A. scolded me B. insulted me
C. abused me D. ignored me
In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be
substituted for the given word/sentence.
33. S1: Biological evolution has not fitted man to any specific environment.
P : It is by no means a biological evolution, but it is a cultural one.
Q : His imagination, his reason, his emotional subtlety and toughness, makes it possible for him
not to accept the environment but to change.
R : And that series of inventions by which man from age by age has reshaped his environment is
a different kind of evolution.
S : Among the multitude of animals which scamper, burrow swim around us he is in the only one
who is not locked in to his environment.
S6: That brilliant sequence of cultural peaks can most appropriately be termed the ascent of
man.
The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS B. SRQP
C. QRSP D. SQRP
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In each question below, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up.
Rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.
Choose the proper sequence.
Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the
sentence meaningfully complete.
39. If negotiations are to prove fruitful, there must not only be sincerity on each side, but there
must also be ...... in the sincerity of the other side.
A. faith B. belief
C. substance D. certainty
In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined. Below are
given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the
correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option 'D' is the answer.
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40. Five years ago today, I am sitting in a small Japanese car, driving across Poland towards
Berlin.
A. was sitting B. sat
C. have been sitting D. No improvement
Read the each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The
error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If
there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).
ENGLISH COMPREHENSION
Study the passages below to answer the questions that follow each passage.
(25 QUESTIONS)
Direction 46-70
Passage–I
One of the main reasons of corruption in elections today is the lure of power which haunts the
politicians so much that they feel no qualms of conscience in adopting any underhand method to
come out successful. The Watergate Scandal in the U.S.A. is an eloquent example to testify to the
fact how even the top level politicians can stoop to the lowest level in order to maintain
themselves in power. Who does not remember how Adolf Hitler rode roughshod overall canons of
electoral pro-pretty to capture power? In India also the record of the various political parties is not
clean. Corruption thrives in elections because those in the field play on the psychology of the
electorate. The voters are swayed by the tall promises of the candidates to whose machinations
they fall an easy prey. They are also susceptible to fall an easy prey to the adulations of the
politicians due to their illiteracy. Besides, in the representative democracies today and particularly
in big countries the constituencies are quite extensive obviating the possibility of corrupt practices
being discovered. Anti-corruption laws are honored more in their breach than in their observance.
Even the code of conduct to be observed by the parties fighting the elections becomes a dead
letter in as much as it is jettisoned out of existence and thrown unscrupulously over board by the
unfair politicians whose only aim is to maintain themselves in the saddle.
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47. Which example of the U.S.A. testifies to the fact that even the top level people can stoop
very low in order to maintain themselves in power?
A The New Deal
B The Watergate Scandal
C The Philadelphia Contract
D None of these
50. Why according to the writer do the voters fall an easy prey to the machinations of the
politicians ?
A They want to self their votes because of poverty
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B They are illiterate and do not understand what designs the politicians have at the back
of their tall promises
C They are coward and submit to the threats of physical violence held out by the cronies
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of the politicians
D They are totally indifferent to what happens on the political horizon
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51. Why according to the writer, do the corrupt practices indulged in elections go unnoticed?
A Because nobody is interested in discovering corrupt practices
B Because vested interests shield those who indulge in corrupt practices
C Because constituencies are so small that the politicians take the electorate, whose
number is very limited, into confidence
D Because the constituencies are so big that it becomes difficult to discover the corrupt
practices
55. Which one of the following may be the most appropriate title to the above passage?
A Corruption in Public Life
B Corruption in High Places
C Politicians Game of Power
D Elections and Corruption
Pick out the most appropriate equivalent (synonym) of the following words taken from
the above passage:
56. Lure:
A Attraction
B Repulsion
C Resistance
D Allergy
57. Eloquent:
A Flamboyant
B Dim
C Dazzling
D Out spoken
58. Stoop:
A To bend
B To yield to temptation
C To injure
D To inure
59. Thrives:
A Prospers
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B Progresses
C Promotes
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D Fosters
60. Observance:
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A Inspection
B Supervision
C Compliance
D Comprehension
Pick out the most appropriate word exactly opposite in meaning (antonym) of the
following words taken from the above passage:
61. Haunts :
A Permeates
B Includes
C Repels
D Attracts
62. Underhand:
A Hidden
B Surreptitious
C Obscure
D Open
63. Testify:
A Falsify
B Evidence
C Prove
D Confide
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64. Extensive :
A Expensive
B Compact
C Concrete
D Narrow
65. Discovered:
A Exposed
B Obscured
C Concealed
D Confided
Passage–II
What is immediately needed today is the establishment of a World Government or an International
Federation of Mankind. It is the utmost necessity of the world today, and all those persons who
wish to see all human beings happy and prosperous naturally feel it keenly. Of course, at times,
we all feel that many of our problems of our political, social and cultural life would come to an end
if there were one Government all over the world. Travellers, businessmen, seekers of knowledge
and teachers of righteousness know very well that great impediments and obstructions are faced
by them when they pass from one country to another, exchange goods, get information, and make
an effort to spread their good gospel among their fellow-men. In the past religious sects divided
one set of people against another, colour of the skin or construction of the body set one against
the other. But today when philosophical light has exploded the darkness that was created by
religious differences, and when scientific knowledge has falsified the theory of social superiority
and when modern inventions have enabled human beings of all religious views and of all races and
colours to come in frequent contact with one another, it is the governments of various countries
that keep people of one country apart from those of another. They create artificial barriers,
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unnatural distinctions, unhealthy isola-tion, unnecessary fears and dangers in the minds of the
common men who by their nature want to live in friendship with their fellow-men. But all these
evils would cease to exist if there were one Government all over the world.
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66. What is the urgent need of the world today?
A The establishment of an international economic order
B The establishment of a world government
C The creation of a cultured international social order
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67. . The people who face impediments and obstructions when they pass from one country to
another and do a lot of good jobs are all the following except:
A Travellers
B Businessmen
C Seekers of knowledge
D Empire builders
69. What was the factor that set one man against another?
A Material prosperity of certain people in the midst of grinding poverty
B Superior physical strength of some persons
C Colour of the skin or construction of the body
D Some people being educated and other illiterate
ANALYTICAL ABILITY
(15 QUESTIONS)
Direction 71-85
71. Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the question mark (?).
A.16 B. 13
C.9 D.7
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73. Choose the figure which is different from the rest.
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74. Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper (X).
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 3 only
D. 4 only
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75. Select the figure which satisfies the same conditions of placement of the dots as in Figure-X.
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
76. Find out the alternative figure which contains figure (X) as its part.
77. In each of the following questions, find out which of the answer figures (1), (2), (3) and (4)
Select a suitable figure from the four alternatives that would complete the figure matrix.
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A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
78. Group the given figures into three classes using each figure only once.
79. Find out which of the figures (1), (2), (3) and (4) can be formed from the pieces given in
figure (X).
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
80. Choose the alternative which is closely resembles the mirror image of the given combination.
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
81. Choose a figure which would most closely resemble the unfolded form of Figure (Z).
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A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
82. Find out from amongst the four alternatives as to how the pattern would appear when the
transparent sheet is folded at the dotted line.
84. Complete the second set so that it expresses the same relationship as the first set.
Sponge is to porous as rubber is to
A. massive B. solid
C. elastic D. inflexible
Read the paragraph carefully and determine the main point the author is trying to make.
What conclusion can be drawn from the argument?
85. It is well known that the world urgently needs adequate distribution of food, so that everyone
gets enough. Adequate distribution of medicine is just as urgent. Medical expertise and
medical supplies need to be redistributed throughout the world so that people in emerging
nations will have proper medical care.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
A. the majority of the people in the world have never been seen by a doctor.
B. food production in emerging nations has slowed during the past several years.
C. most of the world's doctors are selfish about giving time and money to the poor.
D. many people who live in emerging nations are not receiving proper medical care
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C 12
D 15
91. In first battle of Panipat, Babar defeated which Lodhi ruler to establish Mughals in India?
A Ibrahim Lodhi
B Sikandar Lodhi
C Bahlul Lodhi
D Daulat Lodhi
94. What is the name of first indigenously developed Super Computer of India?
A Tejas
B Anupam
C Aryabhatt
D Param
95. Who is the first Indian Tennis player to win boy’s Australian Open Junior Title?
A Prakash Amritraj
B Rohan Bopanna
C Yuki Bhambri
D Zeeshan Ali
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96. Which color is in the centre of Rainbow?
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A Red
B Yellow
C Green
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D Violet
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